Royal Borough of Greenwich in Greater London County, England, United Kingdom

Turkish Bronze Gun

By Michael Herrick, April 28, 2018

1. Turkish Bronze Gun Marker

Inscription.

Turkish Bronze Gun. . . This Turkish bronze gun was cast in 1790-91 (AH1212), in the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Selim III. It weighs 5.2 tonnes, fired stone shot just over 56 kilos and is one of two taken by Admiral Sir John Duckworth from Kinali Island in the sea of Marmora in 1807. . . The gun was presented to the Royal Naval Asylum at Greenwich by HRH Prince Ernest, Duke of Cumberland, on 21 October 1807. The cast-iron display carriage was made later by the Royal Carriage Department of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. Its decorative plaques commemorate British naval victories. . . In 1821 the Asylum became part of the Greenwich Hospital School, renamed the Royal Hospital School in 1892. The School moved to Holbrook, Suffolk in 1933. Its Greenwich buildings are now the Naval Maritime Museum. The gun also went to Holbrook until returned for display here in 2007 with financial support from Greenwich Hospital.

This Turkish bronze gun was cast in 1790-91 (AH1212), in the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Selim III. It weighs 5.2 tonnes, fired stone shot just over 56 kilos and is one of two taken by Admiral Sir John Duckworth from Kinali Island in the sea of Marmora in 1807.

The gun was presented to the Royal Naval Asylum at Greenwich by HRH Prince Ernest, Duke of Cumberland, on 21 October 1807. The cast-iron display carriage was made later by the Royal Carriage Department of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. Its decorative plaques commemorate British naval victories.

In 1821 the Asylum became part of the Greenwich Hospital School, renamed the Royal Hospital School in 1892. The School moved to Holbrook, Suffolk in 1933. Its Greenwich buildings are now the Naval Maritime Museum. The gun also went to Holbrook until returned for display here in 2007 with financial support from Greenwich Hospital.

Location. 51° 28.979′ N, 0° 0.536′ W. Marker is in Royal Borough of Greenwich, England, in Greater London County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of King William Walk and College Way, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Located in front of Foundation House, the Royal Naval Chapel. Marker is in this post office area: Royal Borough of Greenwich, England SE10 9LW, United Kingdom.

This Gun was Presented by His Royal Highness
Ernest Duke of Cumberland,
To the Royal Naval Asylum
Whose Institution was Commenced in the year MDCCXCIX
By the Generous and Humane Policy
Of the Royal Family
And some Private Individuals
For the Reception of Orphans and Children
Of His Majesty’s Seamen and Marines.
His Royal Highness was Chosen President.
The Reverend Thomas Brooke Clarke L.L.D. Auditor.
And William Fauntleroy Esqre. Treasurer.
In the Year MDCCCIV.
His Majesty was Graciously Pleased
To Establish It on a Royal Foundation.
And in MDCCCVI a Donation of £61,000 Consols
Subscribed by the Public
Was Appropriated Towards Its Support
By the Committee of the Patriotic Fund.

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